Financial aid will be disbursed
on January 30th based on your eligibility and completion of all
financial aid requirements. If you have incomplete documents, we cannot
disburse your aid until those items have been completed.

If
you are an undergraduate student and registered less than full-time, the
disbursement will be delayed based on revisions that need to be made to the
account. If you are a graduate student
registered less than half time, you
will not be eligible for federal loans and your funds will not disburse.

If
you have a credit balance (your financial aid exceeds your bill), you are
entitled to put some of those excess funds on your Red Hawk Card to use
in the Bookstore. You can accomplish this at any time before the refund
is processed by visiting the Red Hawk Card Office in Student Center, lower
level.

For
incoming freshmen students, you must provide a final transcript from your high
school to the Admissions Office. Failure to do so will prevent your aid from
disbursing to your account.If you are a
transfer student, you may be required to submit a high school transcript.If so, you will be notified by Undergraduate
Admissions.Your financial aid cannot be
disbursed until the transcript is received by Admissions.

Refunds for aid and/or payments received that
exceed the amount that you owe will be processed beginning February 3rd.

Montclair State University offers the use of
DIRECT DEPOSIT for all refunds. Your money will be deposited directly into your
checking or savings account. To participate in this service, you will need to
complete a Direct Deposit form on your WESS via the Bank Account Information
link.

If you have completed a form in the past
please review the information to ensure it is still accurate.

If you choose not to enroll in Direct Deposit,
please confirm your address on file.A
paper check will be mailed to your attention.

Computer terminals are provided in many
locations around campus as well as the Office of Student Accounts in College
Hall, room 218 and the Office of Financial Aid, College Hall room 208.

Lastly,
to prevent financial and academic liability, it is the student’s responsibility
to check their official MSU e-mail and WESS account on a regular basis for
registration, billing and financial aid information.If
your account remains unpaid, the University will assess late fees on
January21st and there may be other sanctions up to and including removal from
the residence hall and a cancelation of your registration for classes for the
spring semester.Students who have
unpaid balances will not be permitted to register for future terms or to obtain
official transcripts.When accounts go
unpaid for an extended period of time, the account may be referred to an
external collection agency for collection which may result in negative credit
bureau reporting.

For
more information view the Schedule of Courses catalog on the Registrar’s office
web page at http://www.montclair.edu/registrar check the Student Accounts Quick
Link on www.montclair.eduor use the
link "Payment Options" under Account Summary on your WESS account.